Crocheted Wedding Flowers

Yesterday, the lovely ladies at This Charming Candy mentioned that you could find their lollipops on a site called Shop Then Wed, so I popped over there to see what it was about. It's a lovely site, some handmade and some commercial, where brides (and grooms) can find things that they might want to buy for their wedding. I liked this idea, so I contacted the site owner to find out about getting listed there as well!

And now Scary White Girl Designs can be found at Shop Then Wed. You'll find crocheted roses in the bridal hair accessories, flower girl, and decorations sections. But the crocheted roses can also be made into boutineers for the guys or corsages for the mothers. They could be in bouquets or as centerpieces. Really, they can pretty much be used for anything you can think of! (At my wedding they were only on the bouquet fans and in the tossing bouquet, but I thought about adding a couple to my dress or hat! I just ran out of time with all of the other wedding prep!)

If you're interested in crocheted flowers for your wedding, check out some of what I've done in the past at Shop Then Wed or Scary White Girl Designs, and let me know what you're looking for!

Roses Everywhere!

Valentine's Day is rapidly approaching! If you're looking for a good gift for a loved one that lasts longer than flowers or chocolates, a crocheted rose pin or hair accessory is a good bet! These roses will stay vibrant and beautiful for a long time, and act as a perpetual reminder of your love! I have two styles of pins (some of which would be great for a man or woman) and three styles of hair accessories, all in a wide array of colors, so no matter your loved ones' styles, there is likely something to match them!

I originally put these roses on stems, but over time, I thought that rose accessories would be far more popular. Many of the funky color combinations that I make are the team colors of two of our local roller derby leagues, but they also match up with the school colors of various high schools and colleges. I can also make roses in pretty much any color combination, so if you don't see what you're looking for in my shop, please contact me for a custom rose!

Rose Pins
Rose Hair Accessories

Not what I expected...

I made the trek to Telegraph Ave. today, and I don't know if I was just there too early, or what, but it really wasn't what I expected. For those of you in Seattle, imagine the Ave, but with a bunch of chain stores instead of small stores. That's pretty much what Telegraph was like. I was so disappointed.

However, I did finish up the research today, which leaves a bit of work in the morning tomorrow before I begin the trek that will take me home. And then I get to run around like a madwoman to get ready for this weekend. I think to say that I have overbooked my weekend is an understatement. But that seems to be the way of things lately. And as long as I get sleep, it's all good.

Also for those in the Seattle area, don't forget about I Heart Rummage on Sunday, February 1st, at Chop Suey. I'll be there with crocheted roses, cupcakes, and ice cream cozies, for those who would prefer to ignore Valentine's Day. :)

Oi...

Busy week gearing up already... go figure. That seems to be the way of things lately, and I guess it's a good thing. It's better than being bored. :)

I'm on speaking terms with my Hello Kitty sewing machine again, having finally started feeding it proper machine thread. :) When I learned to sew on a machine with a kid, I guess my mom just never had non-machine thread in her sewing area, because I never ran into this sort of problem before, but I had also never had it explained to me that you have to use machine thread on a sewing machine. Logical, yes, but few people have ever accused me of being logical. :)

So I'm mostly done with a big sewing project, which I will be sharing as soon as I can. I say mostly done because I E-mailed pictures to the people I made it for last night. I'm waiting to hear back from them on what they think, and whether they want me to make it fancier. Even though fancier will probably involve hand sewing, I'm totally okay with that. :)

Next on the agenda: more crocheted roses. I'm kinda glad I'm not doing a Valentine's Day show this year, because I don't have enough roses done for one. But I wouldn't mind selling a whole bunch... well, I wouldn't mind selling a whole bunch of anything, honestly. :) It has been a bit slow since the huge rush of Christmas. :)

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Yes, I finally wrote something!

Tips on Learning to Live Without TV

Exploring Transportation Options: One Car Families in a Two Car World

Unsurprisingly, I wrote these pretty much in one sitting. They turned out pretty well, though, and I think they're kinda useful too! :)

Hopefully I'll be writing some more in the near future, though I may have some big writing projects coming down the pipeline soon... so don't count on regular updates, if I get one or more of those.

Crafting continues on as usual. We've got a craft fair on Tuesday and Wednesday for Valentine's Day, which will hopefully go well, and let us sell lots of stuff! I'll be selling my crocheted roses, crocheted heart pins, crocheted ice cream cozies, Valentine's Day cards, and collaged CD covers. Fun and excitement! :) If the weather keeps on like it has, and if I have my charming assistant Jerome, I may be bringing hats as well... but I think I'd do better to not clutter things up too much. :)

Ashes tonight, my TT game (in theory) tomorrow night. E-Con is coming up, and there are actually a few games that would be kewl to play in... but I'm not committing to anything yet... that's the weekend right after we get back from Seattle, so I may not want to game that weekend...
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Well, Cindy and I decided that we could handle marbleizing paper, and so we set out to do so last night. It was not as easy as either of us remembered, and resulted in a whole lot of slimy, runny, paper. Yes, it was about as disgusting as that sounds.

So instead, we decided that we could stamp and paint and glue pieces of construction paper together to make Valentine's Day cards. We probably made about 30 of them last night, and I've got a ton more stuff to make a ton more. So I'll be working on that, interspersed with making roses.

I probably have enough roses, but I've got so much yarn, and so many different colors, that I'm trying to make some more. I'm also gonna take them to game tomorrow night and see if I can't sell some of them there... with my ever lovely subliminal spokesmodels, I should do okay... :)

Haven't really done much with the altered dress that I wanted to alter some more, but I think it'll work as is. Or I might get a chance to do something more to it tonight. Or not... because I already have plenty of stuff to do tonight. I think maybe the haircut will wait till Saturday... yeah, that will make life easier...
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So I finally started working on the quilt. And it's not too difficult, surprisingly. There's a lot of work to be done, but it's relatively easy work. And that's kewl. :)

Other than that, I'm madly making roses for the Valentine's Day craft fair. I still need to dig out the stems and floral tape, but I've got about 20 already done. Still a lot more to make, because I'm gonna have a TON of different colors. Mostly all rose-esque colors, but some odd ones, like black and purple... no, not together... :)

I'm seriously thinking that a new sewing machine is gonna be my big purchase for February, as that's one that might just be able to pay for itself, if I make the right stuff with it. :)

Oh, and I have an altered dress to alter some more. Thank you, Megan, for doing all kinds of crazy things to a perfectly good dress... now, to make a couple of minor changes, like making it a tiny bit smaller... and then... yeah, it'll be interesting... :)

It's been a relatively busy week, with no real signs of slowing down in the near future, so the crafting has been put on the back burner. Well, I got a lot done while watching all of "Firefly," but other than that, no time!

Starr and Jen spent a good chunk of early Sunday morning trying to convince me that I should learn to knit. I tried that once or twice before, and I never figured it out. They also want me to come to their knitting group... in Paducah... during the week. Doubtful, at best, since I'd only get to be there for maybe 4 hours before I'd have to come home. Ah well. Maybe sometime when I have some time off work... cuz it would be fun to sit around and talk to people while we all worked on yarn stuff. The craft nights we talked about doing up here never really panned out... :(

But it's about a month until the Valentine's Day craft fair, so I suppose I should get off my butt and start working on making roses again... I know I need yellow ones, and probably white also... I think I'm okay on the red spectrum, though... :)

And maybe I'll get the hat that goes with my winter coat done before winter ends... :)
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I realized yesterday, while sitting at home, that I had made a Monday post on Tuesday. So that, combined with not posting yesterday, gives me the strange urge to just post something random today.

Only I don't know what.

Meh, we'll just post a few things...

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Started a new OWBN character on Sunday, in Paducah. I just couldn't bring myself to play Mel down there... I wanted something new to do. So I made a Nos, and that was definitely a change of pace. Go from being Prince of a neighboring Domain to being low woman on the totem pole. I got a couple of roleplaying noms because people suddenly realized that I can roleplay (not that I was sick, thankyouwhoeversaidthat... grrr...)! :) Swear to god, I'm not really as bitchy as Mel usually seems, though I suppose she's a lot closer to Dawn than Concordia (my new Nos) is.

Anyways, need to write her background ASAP, so I can get released from the Accounting... :)

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I changed my mind about my brilliant music day plan for this year. Ah well.

At the moment, I'm trying to weed out my CD collection. So far, not making much progress on that... I've pulled one CD to get rid of. I may have another handful to get rid of when I seriously look at the ones I have here at work... :) But we'll have to see... :) Oh, that reminds me, I need to make a copy of No! for my niece... :)

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My mom got me a HUGE box of yarn for Christmas. This means I have more yarn than I know what to do with (yes, that is possible)... I have a few small projects to work on though... another washcloth to finish, a new hat to match my new scarf, and armwarmers for me, and then a few scarves which I will probably sell... and I need to work on some roses for the Valentine's Day craft fair...

Of course, the majority of those things come from yarn that I already had in my yarn stash, not the new box of yarn... *sigh*...

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And in other news, sinuses are the devil.
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